Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 27, 2014

With the proper tax planning, your company can greatly benefit from tax write-offs. These milestones become a tool for you to seek funding, if necessary, whether that comes in the form of VC capital, a bank loan. Your finance partner needs to be on top of new tax laws and credits to help you to maximize your finances.

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Tech.Co

MAY 9, 2024

Seeking funding is a right of passage for many small business owners. If you’re interested in pursuing this type of finance, we round up some government grants small businesses can apply for in May, including their specialisms, funding limits, and deadlines. You can unsubscribe at any time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2016

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Capture your “secret sauce.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Even when your startup is a one-man show, you will soon find that you are “out of control,” unless you start organizing and writing down how and when key things need to get done. Use a simple accounting tool like QuickBooks, get away from co-mingled funds, and you have the first business process you need. Funding process.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

to “where can I get help writing one?” Don’t outsource the job. While it may be tempting, with everything that you have to do, to try to find someone else to write your executive summary, you really need to do this yourself. But I do want to highlight 5 things that are guaranteed to make you stand out — and not in a good way.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2012

Enough detail is required so that someone else can build it without you (outsourcing). Skip the acronyms, write at an eighth-grade level, and talk in terms of “benefits” rather than “features.” Business model, executive team, marketing & sales, financials, and funding. Market research.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2010

Even when your startup is a one-man show, you will soon find that you are “out of control,” unless you start organizing and writing down how and when key things need to get done. Use a simple accounting tool like QuickBooks, get away from co-mingled funds, and you have the first business process you need. Funding process.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2013

Use a simple accounting tool like QuickBooks, get away from co-mingled funds, and you have the first business process you need. Write down the key elements of your business plan very early, and keep it current as things evolve. If you are contracting or outsourcing, this is even more important. Funding process.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 3, 2015

I often write about the best strategies for startup fundraising or how to manage startup financing and optimize for growth. When you’re planning to raise outside funding — Don’t try to negotiate an investor term sheet on your own or muddle through due diligence without good legal advice. Accounting and Finance Support. HR Partner.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2011

Enough detail is required so that someone else can build it without you (outsourcing). Skip the acronyms, write at an eighth-grade level, and talk in terms of “benefits” rather than “features.” Business model, executive team, marketing & sales, financials, and funding. Market research.

Product 93

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2010

Enough detail is required so that someone else can build it without you (outsourcing). Skip the acronyms, write at an eighth-grade level, and talk in terms of “benefits” rather than “features.” Business model, executive team, marketing & sales, financials, and funding. Market research.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

He writes with a great perspective and is well worth reading. I don’t believe you can hire great business people who outsource the development to a hot incubator who builds you code to match your ambitions. And if it’s not I’m generally not that interested in funding it. I had to laugh a bit reading it.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 16, 2011

5) Allow Partners To Write Your Agreements. Thus, I will let my Big Dumb Company (BDC) partner write our agreement. I am differentiating here between outsourced services that execute rote, routine tasks and consultants hired to performed ad hoc, mission critical engagements. 6) Rely On A Public Relations Agency. Fallacy: Yes.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

This is why I am such a big fan of General Assembly both because they’re teaching more tangible skills but also because they’re working directly with employers to fund classes as well as to onboard the more successful GA students directly. We spoke about the disruption of VC through crowd funding. I don’t believe it.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 10, 2018

Whether you’re fund raising from angels, seed investors and VCs?—?as It’s like the entire industry wants to outsource its brain to the smartest person they know and then follow that person. I mention this because it’s critical that you not let the fund raising process psyche you out. as an industry we succumb to “herd mentality.”

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

Instead, they outsource to an expert like Edegcast. Software-as-a-service companies write good software, and network companies build good networks, but rarely do you find both that do that well as the same time. James Segil: There's a couple of things to consider with growth, around what does it take to fund a company's growth.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. But I didn’t write it for you; I wrote it for myself. How to Take Down Facebook -- Hint: It Ain't Twitter. but: Something is Still Missing.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

We had to write a CRM to keep track of them all. They are: Fred Wilson: Lead Investors, Dipshit Companies, and Funding Every Entrepreneur. I've funded some myself. The expanding pool of angel, seed, and super seed funds is another. I’m going to try to do something for you guys that I’ve always resisted doing.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Venture Capital Funding 7. Prior to raising $16M+ in funding from top-tier venture capital firms such as Sequoia Capital, Globespan Capital and Evercore Ventures, StrongMail was self-funded and cash-flow positive. A BIG THANK YOU. Relaxing 2.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Here’s how to write an executive summary with impact: 1. Just as I don’t recommend you outsourcing the writing of your business plan, I wouldn’t pass on this task. You are asking for money, so be upfront about how much funding you are seeking. Do it yourself. Keep it short and simple. . Authenticity is compelling.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

November 23, 2010 Entrepreneurs, Using Outsourcing to Obtain Capital Efficiency Needs to be Thought Through to be Effective - Robert Ochtel , June 7, 2010 Teen Entrepreneur, Brian Wong, Youngest Founder to Receive Angel Funding - teenentrepreneurblog.com , October 28, 2010 Build Your Own Silicon Valley?

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

There are hundreds of entrepreneurs here in Los Angeles who are building awesome companies, writing awesome books, making awesome movies and are trying to solve important problems to help make this world a better place. Goodreads raised a Series A round of funding from True Ventures in the summer of 2009. MUST be on this list!!

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